Neuro Exploration: Delving Deeper into Self-Awareness
Day Ten: Reflect on relationships
Attachment theory explores how early relationships shape our brains.
Here’s what we know:
Brain Wiring: Attachment experiences significantly influence brain development. Sensitive care from attachment figures supports healthy growth and functioning.
Emotional Regulation: Secure attachment styles lead to better emotional regulation in adulthood. Longitudinal research shows that attachment affects brain development over time.
In essence, our connections with others sculpt our neural pathways, impacting our emotional well-being.
Exercise
Consider your closest relationships. Are they fulfilling?
Question
How does oxytocin impact social bonding? Consider the love hormone and all its effects.
If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace.